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Legenda o Tile

  • 19771977
  • 5h 11m
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7.4/10
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Legenda o Tile (1977)
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A story of two orphans growing up in Flemish town at the time of witch-hunts, fear and ever present chance to get caught and been tortured and killed with or without a reason.A story of two orphans growing up in Flemish town at the time of witch-hunts, fear and ever present chance to get caught and been tortured and killed with or without a reason.A story of two orphans growing up in Flemish town at the time of witch-hunts, fear and ever present chance to get caught and been tortured and killed with or without a reason.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
240
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
198,498
94,841
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    • Directors
      • Aleksandr Alov
      • Vladimir Naumov
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Alov
      • Vladimir Naumov
      • Charles de Coster(novel)
    • Stars
      • Lembit Ulfsak
      • Natalya Belokhvostikova
      • Evgeniy Leonov
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    • Directors
      • Aleksandr Alov
      • Vladimir Naumov
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Alov
      • Vladimir Naumov
      • Charles de Coster(novel)
    • Stars
      • Lembit Ulfsak
      • Natalya Belokhvostikova
      • Evgeniy Leonov
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    Lembit Ulfsak
    Lembit Ulfsak
    • Till Ulenspiegel
    Natalya Belokhvostikova
    Natalya Belokhvostikova
    • Nele
    Evgeniy Leonov
    Evgeniy Leonov
    • Lamme Gudzak
    Mikhail Ulyanov
    Mikhail Ulyanov
    • Klaas
    Larisa Malevannaya
    Larisa Malevannaya
    • Sootkin maty Tilla
    Alla Demidova
    Alla Demidova
    • Katlina - maty Nele
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Karl V
    Georgiy Georgiu
    Georgiy Georgiu
      Nikolay Gorlov
      Nikolay Gorlov
      • Hans
      • (as N. Gorlov)
      Igor Ledogorov
      Igor Ledogorov
      • Oransky
      Nikolay Grabbe
      Nikolay Grabbe
      • Sudya
      • (as N. Grabbe)
      Vera Vasileva
      Vera Vasileva
      • Lamme's wife
      Vadim Zakharchenko
      Vadim Zakharchenko
      • Palach
      • (as V. Zakharchenko)
      Leonid Markov
      Leonid Markov
        Nelli Pshyonnaya
        Nelli Pshyonnaya
          Igor Yasulovich
          Igor Yasulovich
          • Slepoy
          • (as I. Yasulovich)
          Juozas Budraitis
          Juozas Budraitis
          Aleksandr Burmistrov
          • Directors
            • Aleksandr Alov
            • Vladimir Naumov
          • Writers
            • Aleksandr Alov
            • Vladimir Naumov
            • Charles de Coster(novel)
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          • Alternate versions
            The theatrical version is divided in two films: "Legenda o Tile: Pepel Klaasa" ("The Legend of Till: The Ashes of Klaas") (2 parts) and "Legenda o Tile: Da zdravstvuyut nishchiye!" ("The Legend of Thill: Viva Beggars!") (2 parts). TV version is divided in 5 parts.
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          9/10
          passing the test of time
          One of the soviet cinema masterpieces, and it passes the test of time rather well. I watched the film version as a kid, and it was impressive, but this, extended, version, re-edited for West German TV to almost twice the movie length (over 400 minutes, sliced into 5 episodes) is even better for there are less holes in continuity. Alov & Naumov, production designers, and the brilliant cinematographer Valentin Zheleznyakov in the mid-1970s did what Peter Greenaway achieved somewhat later—they made Dutch and Spanish classic painting come alive, creating the total illusion of immersing in the believable (albeit mythological) period as perceived and depicted by Masters.

          Although the cast is the all-star band of soviet cinema of that period (with, again, believable faces, unlike the present day actors' well-fed mugs), the voice-overs are atrocious, intonations false and theatrical, and the dialogue stilted and unnatural. This, however, with time is perceived as the conventionality, and all attention is paid to the visuals. Even the human effigy of Byelokhvostikova (Nele) is very watchable, 'cause she, of course, has an almost ideal face (but a bad actress nevertheless). As for the design and picture, again, it's like watching a living painting, and I wish there were a guide somewhere, explaining to broad public what art masterpieces were used as inspirations where (I could see a lot but not all of them, of course, I'm not that visual myself).

          Another minor shortcoming is that some scenes seem to be rather bloated time-wise, but, again, this might be our impression nowadays, after all the extra-fast editing of contemporary blockbusters. And, don't forget, soviet viewers needed all the explanation one could offer them. In order to feel the pain and rage of the character, watch all 10 minutes of him being tortured on the wheel, bitches.
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          • Jun 24, 2014

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          • Release date
            • April 3, 1977 (West Germany)
          • Country of origin
            • Soviet Union
          • Language
            • Russian
          • Also known as
            • The Legend of Till Ullenspiegel
          • Production companies
            • Mosfilm
            • Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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            5 hours 11 minutes
          • Color
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